MIPARtag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/mipar/752011-10-11T20:18:34ZMovable Type 3.34New research project focuses on injured veteranstag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/mipar//75.153292011-10-11T20:14:11Z2011-10-11T20:18:34ZA new research project funded by the Department of Defense, "Developing a Meaningful Life: Social Reintegration of Service Members and Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury," will focus on psycho-social issues associated with recovery from spinal cord injury. Investigators will survey...Anne Roland
A new research project funded by the Department of Defense, "Developing a Meaningful Life: Social Reintegration of Service Members and Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury," will focus on psycho-social issues associated with recovery from spinal cord injury. Investigators will survey military service members and veterans who survive battlefield trauma with spinal cord injuries in order to determine how they make the transition back to social participation with their families and communities. Dr. Seth Messinger (Sociology) is the principal investigator. This project is being conducted in partnership with Wayne State University.
Understanding Maryland gamblerstag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/mipar//75.151042011-06-21T19:05:23Z2011-10-11T20:20:46ZMaryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has released Gambling Prevalence in Maryland: A Baseline Analysis, prepared by a team from MIPAR. The team was led by Dr. Judith Shinogle, along with Dr. Donald F. Norris (Public Policy) and...Anne Roland
Gambling Prevalence in Maryland: A Baseline Analysis, prepared by a team from MIPAR. The team was led by Dr. Judith Shinogle, along with Dr. Donald F. Norris (Public Policy) and Dr. DoHwan Park (Mathematics and Statistics).
The survey of gambling habits and pathological gambling behaviors found that although gambling is largely a positive activity for Marylanders, 3.4% of Maryland adults experience problem or pathological gambling. The baseline study, mandated by a 2007 law that authorized video lottery terminals, provides a snapshot of the State’s gambling behaviors prior to the implementation of slot machine gambling.
In “Who Pays for the Maryland Lottery? Evidence From Point of Sale Data” Dr. Robert Carpenter (Economics), Dr. Donald F. Norris (Public Policy) and Ph.D student Evan Perlman used innovative GIS mapping of lottery terminal and census track data to explore the relationship between race, income, and lottery sales. Their findings show “the voluntary tax collected by the Maryland lottery comes disproportionately from census tracts populated by African Americans and low-income residents,” specifically those “with less than a high-school education, and people age 65 and older.” The article appears in The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1 (31-52).]]>
Dr. Nancy Miller on NPRtag:www.umbc.edu,2010:/blogs/mipar//75.142162010-12-13T17:42:29Z2010-12-13T17:50:50ZPublic Policy Professor Nancy Miller discussed her research into nursing home populations in a story by Joseph Shapiro on National Public Radio, "The New Nursing Home Population: The Young." Listen to the story here....Anne Roland
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MIPAR and Hilltop receive Department of Education granttag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/mipar//75.105002009-07-15T20:27:42Z2011-02-02T16:40:06ZMIPAR and The Hilltop Institute have been awarded a three-year, $590,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The study will examine health care disparities in access and utilization among individuals with...Anne Roland
The Hilltop Institute have been awarded a three-year, $590,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The study will examine health care disparities in access and utilization among individuals with disabilities. Nancy Miller (Public Policy) is the principal investigator and project leader. Annette Snyder (Hilltop) and Adele Kirk (Public Policy) are co-investigators.]]>
Family Separation and Reunification as a Factor in the Educational Success of Immigrant Childrentag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/mipar//75.104442009-06-26T18:53:05Z2009-06-26T18:58:46ZA new report about Latin American immigrants to the United States finds that family separation during migration has a negative impact on the educational success of immigrant children in schools....Anne Roland
report about Latin American immigrants to the United States finds that family separation during migration has a negative impact on the educational success of immigrant children in schools.]]>
New report on Maryland's Medical Child Care Centerstag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/mipar//75.103482009-05-18T20:20:27Z2009-05-18T20:50:32ZMaryland has two centers that provide child care to children with serious medical conditions. MIPAR conducted a cost-benefit analysis for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess whether the benefits that result from these centers are larger...Anne Roland
cost-benefit analysis for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess whether the benefits that result from these centers are larger than the costs.]]>
Analysis of the Impact of Introducing Video Lottery Terminals in Marylandtag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/mipar//75.103492009-05-18T20:18:02Z2009-05-18T20:50:31ZMIPAR has completed an analysis of the impact of introducing video lottery terminals (VLTs, also referred to as slot machines) in Maryland. The report found that uncertainty exists about how much revenue the introduction of 15,000 VLTs in Maryland will...Anne Roland
analysis of the impact of introducing video lottery terminals (VLTs, also referred to as slot machines) in Maryland. The report found that uncertainty exists about how much revenue the introduction of 15,000 VLTs in Maryland will actually generate for the state. ]]>